Partition.



W. J. KLUENDER.

PARTITION.

APPLICATION FILED mac. 4, 1916.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

WJ. KLUENDER Enron.

WILLIAM J. KLUENDEB, OF PAULLINA, IOWA.

PARTITION.

Application filed December 4, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM J. KLUEN- DER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Paullina, in the county of OBrien and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Partitions, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawmgs.

This invention relates to certain improvements in partitions and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with housesemployed for hogs or other stock; and it is an object of the inventionto provide a novel and improved device of this general character whichis capable of vertical adjustment and which may be swung upwardly whendesired and particularly in order to facilitate the cleansing of thehouse.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improvedpartition whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice is rendered simpler, less expensive andotherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

The novel features of the invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating apartition constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the deviceas disclosed in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal vertical view taken through Fig. 1 at a pointabove the partition proper.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1-1 denote suitable uprightsemployed in a house construction particularly adapted for use inconnection with hogs and the lower portions of the opposed faces of saiduprights 1 are provided with the strips 2 affording guideways for thepartition P.

Each of the uprights 1 has arranged in proximity thereto the upstandingrod 3, the extremities of which being angularly dis- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

Serial No. 134,947.

posed, as at 4:, to afford means whereby said rod 3 may be secured tothe upright.

The upper marginal portion of the partition P is provided with thelaterally di rected pairs of brackets, 5, each pair of bracketsrotatably supporting a bar 6, the outer end of which being provided withan eye 7 through which a rod 3 is loosely directed so that saidpartition P may be readily raised or lowered and it is also to be notedthat the bars 6 are loosely mounted in the brackets 5 so that When thepartition P is elevated the same may be readily. swung upwardly. It isalso to be observed that the rods 3 are of a length greater than theguide ways aifordedby the strips 2 so that the partition P may bereadily elevated a distance sufficient to remove the same from betweensaid strips.

The outer ends of the bars 6 or more particularly the eyes 7 thereof areprovided with the extensions 8 each of which being adapted to strike anarm 9 of the holding member H so that as the partition P'is elevated thehook portion 10 of the holding member H will be caused to pass beneaththe adjacent extension 8 and engage therewith so that the partition Pmay be held elevated. The holding member H has its upper end portionpivotally engaged, as at 11, with the adjacent upright 1 or moreparticularly the angular extension 4 of the rod 3. As the arm 9 iselevated by contact of an extension 8 therewith, the same is forcedbetween the spring clamping jaws 12 depending from the upper angularextension 4 of the rod 3 at a point in advance of the holding member H,which serve to maintain the holding member H in such position as toassure the operative engagement of the extension 8' therewith when thesame is permitted to move downwardly. From the disclosure in Figs. 1 and2 of the drawings it will be noted that the upper angular extensions 4and the rods 3 are substantially L-shaped in form with portions thereofsubstantially perpendicularly related to the opposed faces of theuprights 1, and whereby the intermediate or vertical portions of saidrods 3 are arranged inwardly of or between said uprights 1.

Any suitable means may be employed for maintaining the partition P inposition when swung upwardly about the bars 6.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that apartition constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be as sembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without material departurefrom the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement andformation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my inventionin practice, except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a pair of uprights, theopposed faces of which being provided with guideways, a member slidablyengaged within said guideways and positioned between the uprights,

guide rods carried by the uprights and arranged inwardly thereof, barsslidably engaged with the rods and with which the member is pivotallyengaged, a holding member pivotally supported adjacent an end of each ofthe rods and provided with an arm, a bar carried by the slidable memberand adapted to contact with said arm upon movement of the member in onedirection for causing the holding member to be operatively engaged withthe bar, and spring jaws carried by the rod and adapted to receivetherebetween the arm of the holding member for maintaining the holdingmember against return movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM J. KLUENDER. Witnesses:

R. L. HoncnoN, W. J. E. THATGHER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

